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Critic Consensus: Thanks to its blend of potent comedy and rich character work, Orange is the New Black remains a bittersweet pleasure in its third season.
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Cast
as Piper Chapman
as Galina "Red" Reznikov
as Nicky Nichols
as Alex Vause
as Sam Healy
as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson
as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren
as Sophia Burset
as Sister Ingalls
as Lorna Morello
as Miss Rosa
as Dayanara Diaz
as Black Cindy
as Gloria Mendoza
as Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett
as Poussey Washington
as Brook Soso
as Joe Caputo
as Yvonne "Vee" Parker
as Blanca Flores
as Maritza Ramos
as Janae Watson
as Angie Rice
as Larry Bloom
as Charlie "Donuts" Coates
as Maria Ruiz
as Erica "Yoga" Jones
as Frieda Berlin
as Aleida Diaz
as Anita DeMarco
as Baxter "Gerber" Bayley
as Judy King
as Norma Romano
as Officer George "Pornstache" Mendez
as Lolly
as Stella Carlin
as Chang
as Leanne Taylor
as Linda Ferguson
as Natalie Figueroa
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Critic Reviews for Orange Is the New Black: Season 3
All Critics (58) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (55) | Rotten (3)
It's still raw and brutal, still funny, still sad, although maybe just a little bit kinder.
In the extended picture, it looks like season three might be playing a bit more with the larger concept of freedom - through the lens, naturally, of those who don't have it.
Three seasons in, just about everyone on the show is loveable. This makes for a thoroughly enjoyable, but not particularly varied or gripping viewing experience: the show tugs the same heartstrings, works the same funny bones.
This is one of the best efforts of this golden TV age.
Among the inmates, Tiffany "Pennsatucky" Doggett (Taryn Manning) emerges in full as more than a one-note crazy hick.
Even in episodes which feature the backstories of the show's male characters, Orange is a show about women -- a show that is so powerful because it shouts against the idea that a single "strong female character" equals diversity.
Audience Reviews for Orange Is the New Black: Season 3
Super Reviewer
While not as strong as previous seasons, Orange is the New Black Season 3 continues the strong dramatic and comedic mix that made the first two seasons fantastic, even if the sub plots leave something to be desired.
Super Reviewer
Season 3 of OITNB is slightly disappointing by introducing Ruby Rose as a love interest for Piper. This season focuses on faith as a new cult formed within the prison and food crisis leading people to want to become Jewish. There was no villain this season which was disappointing and the little sub-plots were too fragmented to make it engaging. Fans would still enjoy it, others not so much.
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